At the same time, however, it would be suicidal to pretend that the U.S. is not exploiting real popular disenchantment with Chavez and Maduro’s economic policies, especially Maduro’s exchange controls. . ..…
Maduro must go has been obvious for some time. Since he succeeded the leftist strongman Hugo Chávez in 2013, his mismanagement, cronyism and corruption, exacerbated by the drop in the price of oil, Venezuela’s dominant source of revenue, have brought the country to ruin. … The Trump..…
He said a drawn-out war would need '50/50 support” for each side, but believes most Venezuelans want Maduro out. . A socialist who succeeded Hugo Chávez in 2013, Maduro was sworn in on Jan. 10 for a second six-year term following an election that was criticized internationally as..…
Although a number of others are in favor of Maduro being ousted from power. . While a complex situation beginning with Hugo Chavez‘s failed attempt to run Venezuela under a State Socialist economic plan, combined with massive corruption planted the seeds of crisis — a number of..…
Many experts believe sanctions and other measures against Maduro will only encourage him to step down, especially if he loses the support of the powerful military, which until now has been mostly loyal to the leftist ruling party founded by late President Hugo Chavez. . Maduro appeared on a..…
Yes, it is true that U.S. officials are portraying this particular regime-change operation as one of sympathy for the Venezuelan people, who have long suffered economically under the socialist policies of Venezuelan President Maduro as well as his predecessor Hugo Chavez. . ..…
Short of Trump invoking the option, possibility given how often the US goes this route, preserving and protecting Bolivarian Venezuela depends on Maduro retaining military and popular support in the streets.. The alternative is restoring US-controlled what Chavez and overwhelming sentiment..…
In an act of breathtaking yet typical US hypocrisy, President Donald Trump in July 2017 announced economic sanctions against Nicolás Maduro, who was elected president following the death of Chávez in 2013. While Maduro vowed to continue the Bolivarian Revolution, the Trump..…
The US has been conducting economic warfare practically since Maduro’s predecessor, Hugo Chavez, was first elected in 1998. ..…
Chavez/Maduro sought to diversify the economy. They put in place thousands of communes and hundreds of thousands of people working in cooperatives to build agriculture and manufacturing. ... They essentially admitted exactly what Chavez/Maduro have claimed — crimes to..…
He was invested with such powers by the democratically elected National Assembly that followed the Constitution given the illegitimate reelection of Nicolás Maduro. . 2. ... That was certainly the case back in 2013 when Hugo Chávez died, and Nicolás Maduro succeeded..…
APRIL 2013: In presidential elections for a six-year term, Maduro narrowly defeats opposition candidate Henrique Capriles, who had lost to Chavez by a wider margin the year before. ..…